Debut and Done: Best One-Album Wonders
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. Lauryn Hill, Wu Lyf, Sex Pistols, Jeff Buckley and many more. Some of…
Recounting: Bunny by Willie J Healey
"I always find that stuff kinda mind-blowing. It’s just cool that people like Florence and Arctic Monkeys love music enough to listen to a…
In Profile: Music Merchandise
"Unearthing the past to progress culture forward. This was a quote from a recent interview which really struck a chord with me so I wrote…
Rough Trade Essential: Hip Hop
"Biggie's raps play out before your eyes in wide-screen. He embodies characters and relays stories with a flow that bounces over the beat…
Album of the Month - August 2023
Girl Ray - Prestige Moshi Moshi Records A disco-rich reinvention soaring with sweet but smart 60's pop sensibilities. Girl Ray - Prestige Exclusive woo…
Label Focus: Speedy Wunderground
"We love what we do and that’s the only reason we do it. As for the future? I’d find it quite boring if…
A Rough Guide To: Sampling - How An Abstract Concept Evolved Modern Music
'Good artists copy, great artists steal.' - Pablo Picasso Words by Will Bradbury In the 1940s, Pierre Schaeffer pioneered 'musique concrète', an…
Ranked: John Coltrane's Greatest Albums
"It seems we’re still yet to understand and realise the full, ultimate influence of A Love Supreme. It is likely that it may only…
Label Focus: Partisan Records | Rough Trade UK
"The idea of a "partisan" as a strong supporter of a cause, who is willing to fight for it, made sense to me…
In Profile: Tom Waits
"Tom Waits created his own path, not even off the beaten track but somewhere else completely. There's no one as seductive and alluring,…